Thursday

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:09 PM

We did not make the cut. Invest Buffalo Niagara and Greater Rochester Enterprise say they are disappointed but proud of the proposal the area came up with, saying it highlights how Buffalo and Rochester can work together to recruit other companies and jobs in the future.

The race to become the next site of Amazon's second headquarters narrowed considerably Thursday as the company released its list of 20 possible contenders.

The joint Rochester-Buffalo bid did not make the cut. Click here to see the list of the final cities.

Invest Buffalo Niagara and Greater Rochester Enterprise say they are disappointed but proud of the proposal the area came up with, saying it highlights how Buffalo and Rochester can work together to recruit other companies and jobs in the future.

"I saw the list a few minutes ago," Bob Duffy, Rochester Chamber CEO, said. "And I would say at first glance... I'm disappointed that we did not make the final 20. But I'm very, very proud of our submission. I'm very proud of the team from Rochester's region, the team from Buffalo. We put a great submission together, one that we're very very proud of. One that really reinforced the strengths of this region."